What is the golf?

Golf is a sport game. The main goal-for fewer strokes to roll the ball into the hole on each field, for fewer strokes to pass all the fields. In our country, Golf is extremely poorly developed and it is sad. The game is quite interesting, allows people to spend time outdoors, socialize while playing, suitable for all ages. In the game there is a clear measure of Your success "handicap" is a numeric indicator of qualification of the athlete. All these factors make Golf a streaming activity. If you have not tried Golf-it's time!

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What is driving range?

To hit the first time at the end of the field, closer to the hole, you must be able to make long-range and accurate strikes. Driving range is a training field for practicing long and medium strokes of the game of Golf. These fields look like this.

For one training on such field usually do more than one hundred blows. Hands to collect these balls was time-consuming and life-threatening. At the beginning of the XX century, the choice was not particularly, but in some places now manual labor is cheaper.

To collect the balls, drag them into the washing machine, loading into the dispenser usually contains a special person in the state, although this role can be performed and grasskeeper. (Grasper is the person who is responsible for the quality of turf on Golf courses).

The development and implementation of a service robot for collecting Golf balls looks like a justified step from an economic point of view, as it saves the maintenance of special equipment and the salary of the employee who had to perform this process. Golf is developed around the world, this photo clearly shows it.

From this we can conclude that there is an interest in this types of service robots, but the market is not big yet. Most likely, it is very risky to invest in such solutions. The cost of development and commissioning of production is high, some molds will come out in a few tens of thousands of $. There are more than 700 golf clubs in Germany, and in total more than 34,000 worldwide. Robot ball collector as a product will not exactly pass the Google toothbrush test.

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It is very strange that the administration of several European Golf clubs with whom I spoke did not hear about the existence of a finished robot, although they showed interest. All my attempts to get in touch with this company-producers were not successful, maybe they can not cope with the number of existing orders.

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I don't know exactly what will happen. Maybe somewhere on the way from the plywood box to the first "adult" model will understand that you need someone or not.

The initial goal is to obtain a working sample without regard to appearance. Next, I plan to give the robot a neat appearance and put for tests in a Golf club in Russia. After debugging and long-term tests-to start processing the model into a suitable for production.

​

Developing!

There are several main advantages to the existing commercial solution.

No need to bury low-current cable around the perimeter.

The possibility of implementation in the existing infrastructure.

Lower cost and total cost of ownership.

​

Body and mechanical part

Plywood was chosen as the material for the body of the first sample. Cheap, allows in place to quickly cut some parts or drill holes. To have everything customized the sketched drawing and gave it to a milling cutting.

Gathered all details. From the beginning the idea was to make the body round, but decided to stay strictly on MVP. Everything that does not affect the performance intentionally excluded from todo list.

Because the Rover needs to operate without the cable on the contour of the field to him somehow need to navigate and search the database to reset balls and recharging. Decided to use Orangepi lite and arduino for more convenient work with 5v without zoo level converters for each sensor and motor driver.

Assembled all of the ready-made modules on the breadboard. Affects the lack of experience in circuitry, I think in the future will not be a problem to dilute the Board for modules or discrete elements and order.

Program part

The main script is written in Python for Orange Pi and an Arduino script for corespond with sensors and motor drivers. There is a global goal in the programme cycle:

Initialization

The ball collection

Return to base

Exercise

The rest of the schedule

The rest of the weather conditions.

​

Initialization

During the initialization, testing systems, GPS search, build the local maps of permeability, determination of future goals.

​

The ball collection

During the collection of balls in each cycle, updating the local map of patency, the construction of the vector to the current geographical target, poll the sensor overcrowding compartment with balls, poll the battery charge.

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Return to base

In case of overfilling the sword compartment or discharging the battery, the robot switches the global target to return to the base by the shortest route. In close proximity to the coordinates of the base is a visual search for the label on which there is a further, more accurate orientation.

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Charging, rest

Charging occurs to the required voltage of the batteries. The rest can be scheduled according to the schedule or by the operation of the rain sensor.

​

Housing

The supporting body should be covered with the upper part, which serves to protect against rain and falling balls. The first decorative body I plan to make of fiberglass and epoxy resin. About ready to write a separate post, if it's interesting for you.

I was involved an this process because I think we shold make automaticly. Than i've decided to invent an robot for collecting golf balls. There are more than 700 golf clubs in Germany, and in total more than 34,000 worldwide. It is very strange that the administration of several European Golf clubs with whom I spoke did not hear about the existence of a finished robot, although they showed interest.

Developing!

There are several main advantages to the existing commercial solution.

No need to bury low-current cable around the perimeter.

The possibility of implementation in the existing infrastructure.

Lower cost and total cost of ownership.

Body and mechanical part

Plywood was chosen as the material for the body of the first sample. Cheap, allows in place to quickly cut some parts or drill holes. To have everything customized the sketched drawing and gave it to a milling cutting.

Gathered all details. From the beginning the idea was to make the body round, but decided to stay strictly on MVP. Everything that does not affect the performance intentionally excluded from todo list.

Initially, the engines were noname Chinese. There was no moment in the description, so the risk was great. The moment is clearly not enough, that is not true of engines from Windows

Electronics

Scheme consists of 11 plan, 11 Karl!

- Orange Pi Lite - Arduino nano

- GPS GY-NEO6MV2

- 2 motor drivers VNH2SP30

- Bluetoth Hc-06

- 2 ultrasonic modules J34

- Logic level Converter

- Module 3-axis gyroscope and accelerometer GY-521 MPU-6050

- Two relay unit

​

Because the Rover needs to operate without the cable on the contour of the field to him somehow need to navigate and search the database to reset balls and recharging. Decided to use Orangepi lite and arduino for more convenient work with 5v without zoo level converters for each sensor and motor driver.

Assembled all of the ready-made modules on the breadboard. Affects the lack of experience in circuitry, I think in the future will not be a problem to dilute the Board for modules or discrete elements and order.

Program part

The main script is written in Python for Orange Pi and an Arduino script for corespond with sensors and motor drivers. There is a global goal in the programme cycle:

Initialization

The ball collection

Return to base

Exercise

The rest of the schedule

The rest of the weather conditions.

Initialization

During the initialization, testing systems, GPS search, build the local maps of permeability, determination of future goals.

The ball collection

During the collection of balls in each cycle, updating the local map of patency, the construction of the vector to the current geographical target, poll the sensor overcrowding compartment with balls, poll the battery charge.

Return to base

In case of overfilling the sword compartment or discharging the battery, the robot switches the global target to return to the base by the shortest route. In close proximity to the coordinates of the base is a visual search for the label on which there is a further, more accurate orientation.

Charging, rest

Charging occurs to the required voltage of the batteries. The rest can be scheduled according to the schedule or by the operation of the rain sensor.

What is the golf?

Golf is a sport game. The main goal-for fewer strokes to roll the ball into the hole on each field, for fewer strokes to pass all the fields. In our country, Golf is extremely poorly developed and it is sad. The game is quite interesting, allows people to spend time outdoors, socialize while playing, suitable for all ages. In the game there is a clear measure of Your success "handicap" is a numeric indicator of qualification of the athlete. All these factors make Golf a streaming activity. If you have not tried Golf-it's time!

​

What is driving range?

To hit the first time at the end of the field, closer to the hole, you must be able to make long-range and accurate strikes. Driving range is a training field for practicing long and medium strokes of the game of Golf. These fields look like this.

For one training on such field usually do more than one hundred blows. Hands to collect these balls was time-consuming and life-threatening. At the beginning of the XX century, the choice was not particularly, but in some places now manual labor is cheaper.

To collect the balls, drag them into the washing machine, loading into the dispenser usually contains a special person in the state, although this role can be performed and grasskeeper. (Grasper is the person who is responsible for the quality of turf on Golf courses).

The development and implementation of a service robot for collecting Golf balls looks like a justified step from an economic point of view, as it saves the maintenance of special equipment and the salary of the employee who had to perform this process. Golf is developed around the world, this photo clearly shows it.

From this we can conclude that there is an interest in this types of service robots, but the market is not big yet. Most likely, it is very risky to invest in such solutions. The cost of development and commissioning of production is high, some molds will come out in a few tens of thousands of $. There are more than 700 golf clubs in Germany, and in total more than 34,000 worldwide. Robot ball collector as a product will not exactly pass the Google toothbrush test.

​

It is very strange that the administration of several European Golf clubs with whom I spoke did not hear about the existence of a finished robot, although they showed interest. All my attempts to get in touch with this company-producers were not successful, maybe they can not cope with the number of existing orders.

​

I don't know exactly what will happen. Maybe somewhere on the way from the plywood box to the first "adult" model will understand that you need someone or not.

The initial goal is to obtain a working sample without regard to appearance. Next, I plan to give the robot a neat appearance and put for tests in a Golf club in Russia. After debugging and long-term tests-to start processing the model into a suitable for production.

​

Developing!

There are several main advantages to the existing commercial solution.

No need to bury low-current cable around the perimeter.

The possibility of implementation in the existing infrastructure.

Lower cost and total cost of ownership.

​

Body and mechanical part

Plywood was chosen as the material for the body of the first sample. Cheap, allows in place to quickly cut some parts or drill holes. To have everything customized the sketched drawing and gave it to a milling cutting.

Gathered all details. From the beginning the idea was to make the body round, but decided to stay strictly on MVP. Everything that does not affect the performance intentionally excluded from todo list.

Because the Rover needs to operate without the cable on the contour of the field to him somehow need to navigate and search the database to reset balls and recharging. Decided to use Orangepi lite and arduino for more convenient work with 5v without zoo level converters for each sensor and motor driver.

Assembled all of the ready-made modules on the breadboard. Affects the lack of experience in circuitry, I think in the future will not be a problem to dilute the Board for modules or discrete elements and order.

Program part

The main script is written in Python for Orange Pi and an Arduino script for corespond with sensors and motor drivers. There is a global goal in the programme cycle:

Initialization

The ball collection

Return to base

Exercise

The rest of the schedule

The rest of the weather conditions.

​

Initialization

During the initialization, testing systems, GPS search, build the local maps of permeability, determination of future goals.

​

The ball collection

During the collection of balls in each cycle, updating the local map of patency, the construction of the vector to the current geographical target, poll the sensor overcrowding compartment with balls, poll the battery charge.

​

Return to base

In case of overfilling the sword compartment or discharging the battery, the robot switches the global target to return to the base by the shortest route. In close proximity to the coordinates of the base is a visual search for the label on which there is a further, more accurate orientation.

​

Charging, rest

Charging occurs to the required voltage of the batteries. The rest can be scheduled according to the schedule or by the operation of the rain sensor.

​

Housing

The supporting body should be covered with the upper part, which serves to protect against rain and falling balls. The first decorative body I plan to make of fiberglass and epoxy resin. About ready to write a separate post, if it's interesting for you.

I was involved an this process because I think we shold make automaticly. Than i've decided to invent an robot for collecting golf balls. There are more than 700 golf clubs in Germany, and in total more than 34,000 worldwide. It is very strange that the administration of several European Golf clubs with whom I spoke did not hear about the existence of a finished robot, although they showed interest.

Developing!

There are several main advantages to the existing commercial solution.

No need to bury low-current cable around the perimeter.

The possibility of implementation in the existing infrastructure.

Lower cost and total cost of ownership.

Body and mechanical part

Plywood was chosen as the material for the body of the first sample. Cheap, allows in place to quickly cut some parts or drill holes. To have everything customized the sketched drawing and gave it to a milling cutting.

Gathered all details. From the beginning the idea was to make the body round, but decided to stay strictly on MVP. Everything that does not affect the performance intentionally excluded from todo list.

Initially, the engines were noname Chinese. There was no moment in the description, so the risk was great. The moment is clearly not enough, that is not true of engines from Windows

Electronics

Scheme consists of 11 plan, 11 Karl!

- Orange Pi Lite - Arduino nano

- GPS GY-NEO6MV2

- 2 motor drivers VNH2SP30

- Bluetoth Hc-06

- 2 ultrasonic modules J34

- Logic level Converter

- Module 3-axis gyroscope and accelerometer GY-521 MPU-6050

- Two relay unit

​

Because the Rover needs to operate without the cable on the contour of the field to him somehow need to navigate and search the database to reset balls and recharging. Decided to use Orangepi lite and arduino for more convenient work with 5v without zoo level converters for each sensor and motor driver.

Assembled all of the ready-made modules on the breadboard. Affects the lack of experience in circuitry, I think in the future will not be a problem to dilute the Board for modules or discrete elements and order.

Program part

The main script is written in Python for Orange Pi and an Arduino script for corespond with sensors and motor drivers. There is a global goal in the programme cycle:

Initialization

The ball collection

Return to base

Exercise

The rest of the schedule

The rest of the weather conditions.

Initialization

During the initialization, testing systems, GPS search, build the local maps of permeability, determination of future goals.

The ball collection

During the collection of balls in each cycle, updating the local map of patency, the construction of the vector to the current geographical target, poll the sensor overcrowding compartment with balls, poll the battery charge.

Return to base

In case of overfilling the sword compartment or discharging the battery, the robot switches the global target to return to the base by the shortest route. In close proximity to the coordinates of the base is a visual search for the label on which there is a further, more accurate orientation.

Charging, rest

Charging occurs to the required voltage of the batteries. The rest can be scheduled according to the schedule or by the operation of the rain sensor.

Just upload your .txt file with your favourite book on English. The programm will recreate the text with changing letters to Russian alphabet chapter by chapter.
For example:

Eng. [O] = О
o = о

Hans Christian Andersen "A Cheerful Temper". Frоm my father I received the best inheritance, namely a “gооd temper.” “And whо was my father?” That has nоthing tо dо with the gооd temper; but I will say he was lively, gооd-lооking rоund, and fat; he was bоth in appearance and character a cоmplete cоntradictiоn tо his prоfessiоn. “And pray what was his prоfessiоn and his standing in respectable sоciety?” Well, perhaps, if in the beginning оf a bооk these were written and printed, many, when they read it, wоuld lay the bооk dоwn and say, “It seems tо me a very miserable title, I dоn’t like things оf this sоrt.” And yet my father was nоt a skin-dresser nоr an executiоner; оn the cоntrary, his emplоyment placed him at the head оf the grandest peоple оf the tоwn, and it was his place by right. He had tо precede the bishоp, and even the princes оf the blооd; he always went first,—he was a hearse driver! There, nоw, the truth is оut. And I will оwn, that when peоple saw my father perched up in frоnt оf the оmnibus оf death, dressed in his lоng, wide, black clоak, and his black-edged, three-cоrnered hat оn his head, and then glanced at his rоund, jоcund face, rоund as the sun, they cоuld nоt think much оf sоrrоw оr the grave. That face said, “It is nоthing, it will all end better than peоple think.” Sо I have inherited frоm him, nоt оnly my gооd temper, but a habit оf gоing оften tо the churchyard, which is gооd, when dоne in a prоper humоr; and then alsо I take in the Intelligencer, just as he used tо dо.

http://mowmylawn.ru/?l=en I’ve made a robot lawn mower with a control via the Internet . My robot can be managed from any point of the earth by anyone, You can do it too, man. You should try it if you ever wanted to feel yourself like an operator of Moon or Mars rover ? It’s easy, you just need to visit my website mowmylawn.ru and operate the mower in my yard !

It’s realy pretty amazing. When my mower is wake up and start driving on my back yard I know that someone, may be from another part of world now control it.

I personally would either go with "Step one of the robot apocalypse is complete!" Or "Bow before your new Robot God"... But, posting the link to a remote robot on the INTERNET... Yeah, that's a good way to get either nazi shit, or giant dicks drawn in your lawn...

http://mowmylawn.ru/?l=en
I’ve made a robot lawn mower with a control via the Internet . My robot can be managed from any point of the earth by anyone, You can do it too, man. You should try it if you ever wanted to feel yourself like an operator of Moon or Mars rover ? It’s easy, you just need to visit my website mowmylawn.ru and operate the mower in my yard !

It’s realy pretty amazing. When my mower is wake up and start driving on my back yard I know that someone, may be from another part of world now control it.

I'm glad to say it's finally finished. I’ve posted a issue(https://geektimes.ru/post/280374/) how I’ve made my robot. It’s on Russian language. So, guys, if you are interested I can translate it for you. Have fun with my mower, but be caryful, don’t touch my cat, it has a power to switch off the power and disconnect you…